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"I'm so busy.... I don't know if I found a rope... or lost my donkey! - Unknown"

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Monday, May 18, 2009

You Have To Be Specific With Kids

Having four kids we have a huge assortment of bikes, scooters, skates, skateboards, etc. I've been working really hard with the kids on getting them to put this stuff away when they are done with it instead of leaving it laying all around the yard and drive way.

This weekend, Frank left the new, orange (the imporance of the color will become apparent later) bike sitting out in our driveway all night. The next morning I told him that he was grounded from his bike for a week because he left it out.

Later that afternoon, I noticed that I hadn't seen him in a while. Libby informed me that he was out in the neighborhood riding his bike. That made me furious!!! I sent Bob to go look for him. When Frank came home I told him "WHAT were you doing riding your BIKE. I just GROUNDED you from riding your bike." He looks at me all innocent like and says "But, MOM. You grounded me from my ORANGE bike that I left out. I was riding my old YELLOW bike from LAST year."

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About Me

My husband and I have four kids, and they are all unique and special in their own ways. And I have several others that I did not raise their entire lives, but I "claim".
Bob is the head high school football Coach at Circle. I am an IT Manager.
J.B is 22 and came to live with us when he was 17. He's my pirate.
Frank is 14, we've had him since he was three years old. He's my rebel. He's not living with us right now.
Libby is 13, we've had her since she was 2 years old. She is my Helper and our Athlete.
Madolyn is 10 years old. She was 4 days old when we got her and she is my Diva.
The baby is Carlie. She is 9 years old and is our Brainiac.
We have four cats and a three-legged dog who live in the house. A donkey, two goats and numerous cats outside.
And we have two loving sets of grandparents that we spend lots of time with.